Deaf-Blind Child Census - Exceptional Children

early childhood program and were in the early childhood program for at least 80% oftime.• Regular early childhood program 40% to 79% of the time: Children who attended anearly childhood program and were in the early childhood program for no more than 79%but no less than 40% of time.• Regular early childhood program less than 40 % of the time: Children who attended anearly childhood program and were in the early childhood program for less than 40% oftime• Separate class: Children in a class with less than 50% nondisabled children. Do notinclude children who also attended a regular early childhood program.• Separate school: Children who received education programs in public or private dayschools designed specifically for children with disabilities.• Residential facility: Children who received education programs in publicly or privatelyoperated residential schools or residential medical facilities on an inpatient basis.• Service provider location: Children who received all of their special education and relatedservices from a service provider, and who did not attend an early childhood program or aspecial education program provided in a separate class, separate school, or residentialfacility.For example, speech instruction provided in:• private clinicians’ offices• clinicians’ offices located in school buildings• hospital facilities on an outpatient basis• libraries and other public locationsDo not include children who also received special education at home. Children who receivedspecial education both in a service provider location and at home should be reported in the homecategory.• Home: Children who received special education and related services in the principalresidence of the child's family or caregivers, and who did not attend an early childhoodprogram or a special education program provided in a separate class, separate school, orresidential facility. Include children who receive special education both at home and in aservice provider location.Educational Setting (6-21)Enter the setting code under which the individual was reported on the NC Department of PublicInstruction Part B, IDEA Child Count.11